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She was inspired by the idea as winter is her favourite time of year, calling it "very reflective very calming", during which she spends the most time developing sketches of music that she had put down throughout the year. For her next studio album Enya decided to record an album of Christmas music, a project that she had wanted to do for some time. In November 2006, after her promotional tour for her previous studio album Amarantine (2005), Enya put out her fourth EP entitled Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection, a Christmas-themed release containing new and previously released songs from the special Christmas edition of Amarantine, also released in the same month. The album has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. To promote the album, Enya made several interviews, appearances, and live performances. The track " Trains and Winter Rains" was the album's only physical single, and was followed by "Dreams Are More Precious", " White Is in the Winter Night", and "My! My! Time Flies!", released as digital downloads. The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics and became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 in 21 countries in its first three weeks, including No. It was recorded with her longtime collaborators, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan. After recording new Christmas songs for her fourth EP Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection (2006), Enya started work on a Christmas album of traditional carols and original tracks, but the idea was changed to a collection of songs with a Christmas or winter theme as it better suited the style of the new material. is the seventh studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released on 10 November 2008 by Warner Music.